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It's still there nearly 24 hours later. So, there's a stake in the ground past where the "actually goes out shooting" shooter is currently standing, at least for the moment.
Dah dum. Dah dum. Dum dum dum dum, dum dum dum dum, dah dah dah, DAH DAH DAH!Quiet... too quiet
I'm in a similar place, mostly been filling in stuff I shoot a lot of or things that I like to shoot but don't shoot often enough to have a "holdover until some normalcy returns" stock.The "actually goes out shooting" people largely stopped buying awhile ago. I've only purchased like 2800 rounds of ammo since last July, which for me is basically a few steps above nothing.
The "actually goes out shooting" people largely stopped buying awhile ago. I've only purchased like 2800 rounds of ammo since last July, which for me is basically a few steps above nothing.
Then what? What do you do with them? I used to get those at trade shows and toss them out. I might have one or a couple in an old laptop case at work or something. Do they have some sort of use to people?
So you are attempting to argue that those of us who are still buying ammo aren't purchasing to replace what has been recently shot?
No, not at all, hence the use of my term "largely" - there are exceptions. Just stating that a lot of us aren't willing to pay retard prices for
ammo. I grab it whenever I can effectively get it below retard prices.
Or, for the sake of justice, flippers who have called the peak incorrectly.It's abundantly clear to me that most of the ammo at this point is being consumed by newbs, panic buyers, and
people who otherwise were way behind the 8 ball.
Do you see prices dropping again soon? Or ever?No, not at all, hence the use of my term "largely" - there are exceptions. Just stating that a lot of us aren't willing to pay retard prices for
ammo. I grab it whenever I can effectively get it below retard prices. I'm not f***ing paying a like 90 cents a round or more for 556 or shit like that
though... I'll shoot less long before I get to that point. It's abundantly clear to me that most of the ammo at this point is being consumed by newbs, panic buyers, and
people who otherwise were way behind the 8 ball.
possible ammo taxes
I am budgeting for the next four years, with the expectation of more gun control and possible ammo taxes which means that my price point now will be in the lower third of the DCA over that four year timeframe.
What will you do once the price of ammo quadruples? Stop shooting?
I will still be shooting.
Those folks are the ones that are likely buying it all up driving the price up...Or, for the sake of justice, flippers who have called the peak incorrectly.
I can't see a tax like this working. They would have to send people out to everyone's house that they "think" has ammo and do an IRS bean counting of your ammo if they want to make it accurate. Nobody is going to indicate they have 10k rounds so they can get taxed "properly". Someone may propose a bill for this but I can't see it passing. There are too many D's in pro gun states that would get slaughtered if they jumped on this bandwagon.
Lol, you're pretty pessimistic, IMHO the market will abandon the product at that point, or lets put it this way, people aren't going to be buying as much of it, which does the
same thing. What toast posted with larry P is just a sign of that. There are panic numbskulls at retail that will pay a over a buck a round for 556, but nobody serious is paying that.
I'm not sure what I would do if we got there, but I can tell you I'm not paying f***ing 4 bucks for a round of 5.56 Not particularly when 90% of the cost of that one round of
ammo is liable to be fluff/flipper profit.
I can't see a tax like this working. They would have to send people out to everyone's house that they "think" has ammo and do an IRS bean counting of your ammo if they want to make it accurate. Nobody is going to indicate they have 10k rounds so they can get taxed "properly". Someone may propose a bill for this but I can't see it passing. There are too many D's in pro gun states that would get slaughtered if they jumped on this bandwagon.
I'm slow this morning. Thought of that after I wrote my post. Brain dead from clicking TS refresh button too much.Tax on the sale of ammo, c'mon dude.
I'm slow this morning. Thought of that after I wrote my post. Brain dead from clicking TS refresh button too much.
I'm not worried about the industry being able to keep up with demand in the medium to long term, I'm worried about politicians getting involved in the market.